Research

This segment of MEDEA is a repository for all things connected to current research on accents and dialects – everything from articles on the neuroscience surrounding ‘Foreign Accent Syndrome’ to polls examining the most popular British dialects – all of which will help inform character study, enhance your dialect acquisition and give you further glimpses into the extraordinary world of the human voice.

Latest research on British regional dialects

Dundee is a city on the East Coast of Scotland and perhaps best known for being home to the D.C. Thompson comic empire that produced The Beano. The Dandy, Oor Wullie and The Broons- classic characters that are as much a part of the Scottish Landscape as The Tay Bridge! Scots dialects ‘as good as a second language’

Another little moment of research that suggests regional dialects are being swallowed up by a generic ‘Southern’ sound- whatever that may be?! Not entirely convinced that this is the case: the students who contribute to MEDEA are rightly proud of their regional dialects and frequently use dialectical words specific to their native location celebrating their identity in their speech.